If I Were a Subjunctive Gardener in This Piece
A playful piece contemplates talking points across farming and gardening roles. It lampoons sales pitches and forward planning by imagining a nurseryman, landfill operator, weed killer salesman, and elm owner arguing for their own agendas. It ends with a satirical note on land use and future descendants.
Salmonella Advisory Committee Sets June 17 Meeting
The second Salmonella Advisory Committee meeting will be open to the public in Washington on June 17 at 9 a.m. in Room 3109, South Building. APHIS officials describe the agenda including commute reports and methods used abroad to cut salmonella in livestock poultry and products. Committee aims to advise the Secretary of Agriculture on reducing salmonella numbers. space is limited and access on a first come basis.
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New York
Secretary of Agriculture
APHIS
Bees and honey making a tough bee task
Lincoln Mass bees hum on warm days as organic matter enriches soil and supports garden growth. Dr Karl von Frisch notes a bee must visit 1000 to 1500 clover florets to fill its stomach once, illustrating the effort behind honey production.
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Lincoln
Mass
Karl von Frisch
Green Mountains National Forest campgrounds open May 29
National Forest campgrounds in the Green Mountain area will open for the summer on Memorial Day weekend. Four Vermont campgrounds and two in New York will start operations, with Red Mill Brook Campground opening for regular camping July 1. Overnight camping fees rise by $1 in Vermont to align with state facilities.
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Rutland
Green Mountain National Forest
L. Kent Mays Jr
Vermont
Hector
New York
Red Mill Brook
Woodford
Mays
Federal Land and Water Conservation Fund
Chittenden Brook
Brandon
Greendale
Weston
Moosalamoo
Ripton
Hapgood Pond
Peru
New
National Forest
Congdon
South Bourn Pond
North Bourn Pond
Griffith Lake
Lula Tye
Little Rock Pond
Bromley Camp
Green Mountain Club
Tilling helps seedlings grow
Oldtimers relied on horses and a plow but modern gardeners use rototillers or small tractors. Spading loosens soil, enables humus and lime integration, buries plant debris, improves moisture, aids rainwater absorption, reduces weeds, and prepares a seedbed for successful transplanting.
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Burlington
Oldtimers
Solar energy experiment aims to power dairy milking parlor
BELTSVILLE Md An experimental solar heating system on a 1000 square foot panel atop the milking parlor at USDA Beltsville Agricultural Research Center could power up to 70 percent of the parlor and help cut milk refrigeration fuel costs by half The project funded by ERDA will run four years as researchers test cost savings and system efficiency For farms a conversion could cost as little as 4500 dollars and be paid back in five to ten years, with potential use of stored hot water for cleaning and heating
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Beltsville
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Agricultural Research Service
ARS
Thompson
Energy Research and Development Administration
ERDA
Mike Hayden
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